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That is a good idea, I love the Birkbeck bar!

First build, made with parts from many lovely forumers. I'm trying to get the saddle/bars positioning right:

Apologies for crappy phone picture.

Had a Charge saddle on there which was really uncomfortable, so have swapped for trusty old Brooks B17. The handlebars are a stretch to reach, so on the advice of the lovely folks at Brixton Cycles I might try flipping the bars over backwards. I was also thinking of trying belleville or porteur bars. Or maybe I should just put the saddle a bit higher?

Ahh, I am besotted with the north road bars but too late. :(

3rd dibs?

Mortari, I'm slow and I've managed to keep up (thus far, anyway). We'll be company for each other :-).

Hurrah. :) I'm hoping to get off the Dutch upright and on to the new fixed in time for the ride - so hopefully will be a bit quicker without huge heavy bike!

It's all about weight-saving. Who need those extra bits of joined-up mental on their frame, slowing them down?

There's also the Cittie of York on Fleet St - nice Sam Smiths, gets full of bankers on a Friday night though.

Personally, I'd +1 for the Bricklayer's Arms, nice and comfortable and there's usually somewhere to sit upstairs.

The lovely ladies of the forum persuaded me that I should give this a go. Hope I am not too horrifyingly slow!

1. MA3K
   
2. Buckaroo (birth of first child permitting)
   
3. Fox (no surprise births permitting)
   
4. Sumo
   
5. Fieldcoil
   
6. ian (conker) [as long as I don't suddenly get a bun in the oven]
   
7. hartxander
   
8. laner
   
9. ftony for his whopping SECOND forum ride ever
   
10. Kirth
    
11. TheorySwine
    
12. Cafewanda
    
13. Spudger
    
14. Nigel182
    
15. JAH East
    
16. Marco
    
17. dimi3
    
18. ziska
    
19. somebody
    
20. louis ∆
    
21. Ark Minor
    
22. Toby
    
23. John H
    
24. Jar
    
25. Warpaint
    
26. braker
    
27. fabjodo
    
28. judgie
    
29. playswellwithotters
    
30. Robert
    
31. heavisides
    
32. sherbertflyingsaucer
    
33. imp
    
34. tommy
    
35. edmundro
    
36. bodieanddoyle
    
37. Mrs b&d
    38.Yoshka
    
38. Extra Forte
    
39. Jogger
    
40. Skiver
    42.Loafheads
    43.Gav86
    
41. Dispoable
    
42. Crispin Glover (birth of massive log permitting)
    
43. Osh
    
44. Fade
    
45. BlueQuinn
    
46. Tanya G
    
47. dox17
    
48. C-bass
    
49. the-same-sky
    
50. Ramaye
    
51. d^_^b
    
52. lardboy
    
53. LittleHeather
    
54. upstart
    
55. dbr
    59.Winge
    
56. TimHawkins
    
57. Baldock
    
58. JonoMarshall
    
59. RubyTuesday (21wk bump permitting)
    
60. Serk
    
61. Eyko Sioux (newcomer here)
    
62. Salsamander (this should be fun)
    
63. Rakooga
    
64. Skydancer
    
65. rocksteady
    
66. wools
    
67. yeh731
    
68. OldSkoolRacer
    
69. Rad Michello
    
70. yasi
    
71. Dumps
    
72. crgshpprd (newcomer)
    
73. drew87
    
74. polowannabe
    
75. EEI (but only if manage to get up, as I'll be landing at Stanstead around midnight )
    
76. Ware
    
77. mortari (n00b)
    

Shout out for the nice man from Practical Cycles on eBay (http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/practicalcyclesuk/). I ordered the wrong size brake lever (cause I'm an idiot), and they were happy to refund or exchange it. Most importantly, they replied to every message I sent them within a couple of hours. Helpful people.

Also, +1 to Brick Lane Bikes, the guys in there really put the effort in to find the perfect seat post for my oddly sized frame. And they bodged me up a seat post nut/bolt pin for free because the proper pins were too long. Friendly shop, full of beautiful things - I feel compelled to return there and buy everything.

Hi, I'm interested in this but I can't find details of this model on the Brooks website. Do you know how it compares in size to the Brooks B17? It looks like it might be a couple of inches wider at the back.

Cheers!

Reviving thread to ask:

I've got a frame on which the paint is a good colour, and seems nicely done, but is too thin. I think the paint will chip far too easily. Short of getting it powercoated properly, I was going to touch it up a bit myself.

Should I try to find spray paint in the same colour that it is now, or could I user clearcoat on it? Then I could do 1 or 2 coats on top. Will this damage the paint that's currently on there?

Hot. Be even hotter if the bottom lugs were chromed too.

Dibs on last black bar tape, will send PM.

Lovely to meet you all; thanks for a fun night. And thanks for looking after my stuff when I disappeared - I'm a fool!

mortari, it's a brake lever, you squeeze it, you slowed down, that's all it does.

it does not do a double rainbow.

Haha, fair. But it's so pretty.

bontrager tt lever

Cheers. Beautiful levers, sadly out of my price range.

Anyone know what this brake lever is? Cheers!

Good to know everyone else is slowed by traffic too I guess, thanks guys.

So here's another question: I'm trying to choose a gear ratio for a new build, and I need to know what my current gear ratio is. But I've got hub gears, so it appears to have a single cog on the back but somehow magically produces 3 different gears. Which is the "true" gear, top, middle or bottom?

Edited to add: Sumo, that's fucking awesome.

Marvellous, sounds like fun. I like that pub too. :)

1.Clefty

1. Nhatt
   
2. Tika
   
3. Jayloo
   
4. Shoosh (possibly)
   
5. kattiep
   
6. yasi
   
7. pootsmanuva
   
8. LongAndWinding
   
9. ziska
   
10. Polowannabe
    
11. Dovvles
    
12. mortari
    
    

Are newbies welcome? Will you be gentle with me? ;)

< is both dorky & shy

What speed do you cover ground in London?

I'm curious, not matter how fast I cycle, it seems to take me an hour to travel 10 miles. Not sure if this is because of all the traffic lights or if I'm just going sloooooooow.

Ehh, I kind of like them too! They'd be nice without the neon laces.

These look much better ... but damn, that's one hipster dude.

Undibs on the wheelset; not quite what I'm after.

Dibs on Suzue flip flop wheelset - PM on the way.

Interested in wheelset too - PM on its way.

Hi team,

I'm after a cheap and cheerful wheelset for my First! Awesome! Fixie! Build!

I'm looking for a set of 700c wheels, flip flop fixed/free hub, which can be spaced to 130mm. Preferably silver rims, but not essential. £100 - £150 or so.

I'm a bit loath to buy new wheels as the ones in this price range all seem to be on Quando hubs, which I've been warned against.

Any ideas?

Cheers!